making a form to what i build

This is a discussion on making a form to what i build within the C++ Programming forums, part of the General Programming Boards category; how do i design the form of my programm? else then this dos window...

Basically Win32 is an API that makes it easy for you to develop nice looking windows apps. By API, I mean it is a set of functions and structures that you can use. For example, to create a basic Win32 window, with a caption bar and system menu, that sort of thing, you use the CreateWindow() function, and pass a bunch of parameters in to tell it how you want the window to look and function.

Yes, you can make games with it, however, they wont be very good. For more advanced games you'd want to look at GDI, Allegro, DirectX, or OpenGL, to name a few. Those are also APIs, much like Win32. Start with the tutorial I linked to above, because there's a lot to learn. Eventually though, you'll be a pro, I promise. Good luck.